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Eaglets Move To Sokoto Ahead Of African Tourney
Nigeria U17 team,
the Golden Eaglets, will depart Abuja for Sokoto on Wednesday to step up their preparations for this month’s African U17 Championship in neighbouring Niger.
Sokoto was chosen for the Eaglets to finalise their training for the tournament because it enjoys similar hot and dry weather like Niamey, where the African championship will be staged from February 15.
The Eaglets are drawn in Group A along with host nation, Niger, Zambia and Guinea. Their opening match is on February 15 against the host team.
The top four teams from this competition will represent Africa at the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Chile in November.